A European health agency said on Sunday that 32 new A/H1N1 flu cases were reported in European countries within the last 24 hours.
Of the new cases, 15 were confirmed in Britain, six in France, five in Germany, two in Belgium and one each in Sweden, Cyprus, Ireland and Finland, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said in its daily situation report.
The total number of confirmed cases of the A/H1N1 flu virus in the EU (European Union) and EFTA (European Free Trade Association) countries rose to 557, with 167 cases in Spain and 244 in Britain, 32 in France and 28 in Germany, the ECDC said.
Cyprus reported its first case. A woman who traveled from New York to Cyprus through London on May 27 developed flu-like symptoms during the leg from London to Cyprus, the ECDC noted.
The ECDC publishes a daily situation report about A/H1N1 flu cases in the EU and EFTA countries based on official information from these countries.